Health & Safety Manager
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M34 3HU |
| Company: | Wincanton |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9466 |
Summary
Our safety-first culture is at the heart of what we do and value, having paramount importance to our customers, colleagues, and stakeholders. As a Health and Safety Manager, you will work closely with the local management teams to drive and improve HSE standards across multiple sites, helping to implement company safety initiatives and supporting your team of Health and Safety Officers.
The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain security clearance for the duration of employment.
Why Wincanton?
- Unrivalled salary up too £55,000 per annum dependant on experience
- Monday to Friday with flexibility to cover operational hours where required
- 25 days plus bank holidays with the option to buy more
- Retail Discounts – supermarket, fashion, tech, days out, food and drink, home, cinema, travel, sports, music and games, books, health and beauty, leisure, Enterprise rentals
- Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
- Friends and Family Apprenticeships – Not only can you learn and develop new skills, your friends and family can enrol on accredited courses too!
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Holiday Trading
- Healthcare Cash plan
- Dental Cash plan
- Share Scheme
- Pension Accident Insurance
- Payroll Giving
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Online GP Access
- Hospital Plan
- Death in Service Benefit
- Retirement Courses
- 50% discount on RAC cover Discounted Gym Memberships
- Extended Employee Assistance Programme including free financial and legal advice
Day to Day
- Work closely with local management teams to drive and improve HSE standards across multiple sites within your responsibility
- Work with management teams to improve environmental and sustainability standards in line with the wider organisations mission
- Produce and deliver strategic plans for HSE performance, considering corporate and customer requirements
- Proactively promote the HSE strategy to drive improvement within the safety performance culture
- Ensure HSE best practice is adopted and regularly reviewed across all sites within your responsibility, including day to day management; accident reduction strategies; and management of HSE training requirements
- Statistical analysis and trending to identify issues of concern; assist in the creation, modification, and delivery of relevant action plans in response to findings
- Assist in or lead on, the investigation and management of incidents, providing advice on root cause, best preventative measures and sharing lessons learned
- Manage and develop a team of HSE Officers, who operate within a diverse range of facilities and environments
- Use corporate HSE systems including Eco-Online, Vantage BCP, Webrisk
- Keep abreast of corporate, regulatory, and legislative changes and advise management on the implications for the sites
- Produce management reports as required by the Sector HSE Lead, Operational Stakeholders and local Management Teams
- Play an active role in monthly senior leadership reviews to lead the safety agenda
What will you bring?
- NEBOSH certification
- Tech IOSH or working towards
- Essential requirement for national travel to meet the objectives of the sector
- Relevant experience of managing HSE
- Proactive, self-starter with leadership and influencing skills able to converse and present at all levels
- Passion and drive to make a difference to safety within the business
- Ability to translate legislation into everyday language
- Competent administrative and IT skills
Wincanton’s Commitment
Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton’s deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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